That's the kind of stifling defense that undefeated Kutztown has played all season.

So how could the Panthers break Berks County's top defense?

"I told the girls we're not going to win if we don't shoot the ball," Panthers coach Jason Bagenstose said. "So I said we needed to shoot some shots from far away."

Leave it to Berks County's leading scorer to take him seriously - maybe a little too seriously.

From 35 yards - at least - Brady Walsh sniped a shot to the upper left corner of the net for the equalizer midway through the second half of a 1-1 tie Friday night at Leesport.

That, of course, was after she stole the ball in the midfield and deked a defender to create a window for her bending shot.

"That was an amazing shot," said coach Alan Angstadt, whose Cougars have allowed just 10 goals this season. "That was just an unbelievable shot. It was just a laser into the back side."

Walsh's 26th goal of the season matched Kutztown's first-half goal by Ashley Landis 32:11 into it.

Once the game was tied, it turned very physical in the midfield and scoring chances rapidly increased.

Walsh had several chances, and could have had more, but she was targeted by the Kutztown defense.

She also had to battle through some rough tackles - including one that brought out a yellow card with 1:25 left and denied her a breakaway.

"It is very difficult because both the defenses and the offenses are going 100 percent and sometimes when they go 100 percent, they collide," Walsh said. "That's something coach and I are always talking about because they're pulling my shirt and holding me, but I have to stay positive and keep playing,"

She did, running at full speed even in the second overtime, but it wasn't a ball off her foot that presented the best chance for a game-winner.

Kutztown's Amy Mucelli lofted a shot with 4:45 left in the first overtime from about 40 yards out that looked harmless, but the arc was perfect.

Panthers keeper Kelly Modrick, however, timed her leap even better to bat the ball down in front of her. She quickly pounced on the rebound before the Cougars could clean it up.

The second overtime was quieter and fatigue was evident.

With all the action and great play in the midfield, a draw may have been the best outcome.

"At the end of a tie game like that you almost feel bad if a team loses it," Bagenstose said. "It's so close and the teams are leaving it all out there, so maybe it should end in a tie."

And with the amount of soccer these two have played lately, it can be expected.

"We fought hard to come out of here with a tie," Angstadt said. "This was our third straight week with four games. Girls soccer in the spring is a tough season."